Japan Joins U.S. ‘AI Manhattan Project,’ Pledging $500 Million to Counter China in AI-Driven Science

Japan has finalized its participation in the U.S.-led **Genesis Mission**, a major initiative to harness artificial intelligence for accelerating scientific breakthroughs. According to reporting from *Yomiuri Shimbun*, Tokyo will contribute **$500 million** as part of a combined **$1 billion** U.S.-Japan investment over the next five years in AI, quantum technology, nuclear fusion, and biotechnology.

The partnership positions Japan as the first international partner in the DOE-led program and includes plans for high-level Japanese officials from MEXT and METI to visit the United States in early June to announce specific cooperation details. The collaboration is widely viewed as a strategic effort to maintain technological leadership amid competition with China.

Source - [https://en.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20260601001041086](https://en.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20260601001041086)

Public companies involved in the Genesis Mission include NVDA, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN, IBM, AMD, INTC, ORCL, PLTR, DELL, ACN, and Japanese firm Fujitsu (6702.T).